Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyLoganiaceae
GenusStrychnos
Scientific name with authorshipStrychnos innocua Delile
Indexed scientific synonyms
Strychnos alnifolia BakerStrychnos dschurica (Gilg) A.Chev.Strychnos edulis Schweinf.Strychnos fischeri GilgStrychnos huillensis Gilg & BusseStrychnos innocua var. pubescens Soler.Strychnos kongofera H.ThomsonStrychnos penduliflora BakerStrychnos simiarum (Hochst.) GilgStrychnos simiarum (Hochst.) Gilg ex A.Chev.Strychnos triclisioides BakerStrychnos unguacha A.Rich.Strychnos unguacha subsp. dschurica GilgStrychnos unguacha subsp. grandifolia GilgStrychnos unguacha subsp. pubescens (Soler.) GilgStrychnos unguacha subsp. steudneri GilgStrychnos unguacha var. dschurica GilgStrychnos unguacha var. grandifolia GilgStrychnos unguacha var. microcarpa GilgStrychnos unguacha var. obovata De Wild.Strychnos unguacha var. obovata DeWild.Strychnos unguacha var. polyantha GilgStrychnos unguacha var. pubescens (Solered.) GilgStrychnos unguacha var. steudneri GilgStrychnos xerophila BakerUnguacha simiarum Hochst.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier547244-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.